Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a terrific long weekend.

“Play is the work of the child.”—Maria Montessori

So that’s what we did. Friends scattered throughout the environment this morning while they became involved in specific activities that peaked their interest. Tate worked with the teapots. As he adjusted the lids and put them on the stove, he touched the stove and said, “HOT!” As friends play, they take certain previous knowledge that they have such as Mommy or Daddy saying to watch the stove because it is hot and use it in their play.

Lucy headed straight for the sandbox where she worked on building castles that she’s been fascinated with! Tate and Rosemary joined her and the three of them worked together for quite a long time.

For breakfast, children had english muffins with cream cheese and raisins. Lunch consisted of homemade macaroni and cheese with whole grain noodles, peas, and oranges. PM snack was goldfish and string cheese.

Have a lovely night.

Today has been a day full of silly words and sillier phrases! When Eleanor was reading her Elsa book during quiet-time, she found a funny section in which Olaf the Snowman (who doesn’t know how to spell) mixed up the letters in Anna’s birthday banner.

We decided to recreate the sign ourselves! We started with Happy Birthday Anna:

Then we rearranged the letters while sounding out the words:

And came up with the very silly phrase: “dry banana hippy hat”!

Who knew words could be so funny?! Have a great Monday. –Jessica

Wee Sprouts: PPC carrots. Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with cream cheese and orange slices. Lunch: Whole wheat/cheddar macaroni and cheese, peas and orange slices. Snack: Yogurt and PPC surprise fruit!

Happy Thursday!

Friends used their nurturing skills this morning as they played pretend with baby dolls. Maya showed Rosemary how to burp a baby after they’ve been fed. Children pick up actions from parents and teachers among other people in their life. Friends watch as teachers feed their baby friends and transfer that knowledge into their play.

The rings and sensory tubes were made available this morning as friends listened to music. Maya and Rosemary watched intently as the materials fell from one end to the other once the tube was tipped.

We dashed outside before the rain started. Thankfully we were able to get a lot of time before the rain came.

For breakfast, children had toast with butter and cinnamon with blueberries. Lunch consisted of turkey on pita bread, corn, and apples. PM snack was goldfish and raisins.

Hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday weekend!

We are waiting. Preparing. Keeping busy. Looking for it. We smell it in the air. We hear it in our laughter and in the chirping of birdies (and even our impatient restlessness!). It’s coming and going this time of year. But we’ll wait. Spring. Have a terrific three day weekend. –Laurie

Wee Sprouts: PPC carrots. Breakfast: Puffins and bananas. Lunch: Turkey on whole wheat flatbread, banana/pear and corn. Snack: Cashew milk and whole wheat crackers.

This week, we had a TON of cucumbers in our delivery from the Purple Porch. What to do with all these cucumbers? Let’s make pickles!

This morning started out with a discussion about what makes a pickle. We had some unique suggestions but finally figured it out: a cucumber. After a taste test of jarred pickles, both dill and sweet, we took a vote on which one friends preferred. The current count is DILL- 8 and SWEET- 6. We will take another vote after we taste test our own pickles.

How to Make Homemade Refrigerator Dill Pickles (Wee Friends Style)

Step 1. Cut the cucumbers.

                  

Cut off the ends.

Then cut them in half.

Step 2. Peel two heads of garlic. Boil them for 5 minutes in 10 cups of water.

Step 3. Add fresh dill, mustard seeds, dill seeds, and black peppercorns to large jars. (Smell each ingredient as you go)

Step 4. Add vinegar and pickling salt to the garlic and water. Pack the jars with cucumbers and add the water to the jars.

Step 5. Cover jars and refrigerate. Check how they taste tomorrow!

This afternoon we continued our pickle making extravaganza and made some sweet pickles with apple cider vinegar, sugar, salt, allspice, mustard seed, celery seed and whole cloves.

The final jars of our dill and sweet pickles:

I’m sure you’ll smell pickles at pick-up!

-Jessica

Wee Sprouts: Sweet peppers. Breakfast: Rice cakes with peanut butter and oranges. Lunch: Hummus sandwiches on flatbread, fresh cauliflower and bananas. Snack: Blue corn tortilla chips and hummus.

Happy April!

We spent a beautiful morning outside! Friends started with hats and we quickly were able to take them off! It was quite the active morning outside. We saw two airplanes and heard a fire truck and train! Children were definitely able to use their senses.

Friends loved playing ‘catch’ outside with friends and teachers! Our hand eye coordination is steadily improving!

Nahla and Lucy were very determined to climb up the log in between the two slides. They did this multiple times! Gross motor at its finest .

It was tandem teeter totter this morning!

We were wore out. Sleep does the toddler body good!

For breakfast, children had kix and oranges. Lunch consisted of hummus on tortillas, cauliflower, and banana. PM snack was pretzels and raisins.

Have a great night!

Good Afternoon!

Here are a few pictures that were taken throughout the day.

For breakfast, children had cheerios and pears. Lunch consisted of cheese tortillas, broccoli, and pears. PM snack was whole wheat crackers with cream cheese.

Have a terrific evening!

*Reminder: Wee Friends will be closed Friday, April 3rd in observance of Good Friday. 

New toys often generate a lot of interest. This week’s most interesting toy is our new music box record player! It plays a variety of songs and friends love switching out the records and changing volume.

 

Elliott decided to have a dance party with the record player and wrote out invitations:

                              

We love dancing!

This morning we also read If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. If you read that book to Wee Friends, they’re going to want to make their own cookies! We got out the play dough and got to work.

 

           

Hope you have a joy-filled day. –Jessica

Wee Sprouts: Orange and red bell peppers. Breakfast: Cheerios with pear slices. Lunch: Whole wheat quesadillas, fresh cucumbers/bell peppers/tomatoes, and honeydew melon . Snack: Cottage cheese with oranges. 

Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

**Just as a reminder, it is a short week here at WWF. We will be closed on Friday, April 3rd in observance of Good Friday. Thanks!

Friends worked together this morning to build with waffle blocks. A big hit was building a cube. Maya built a track with her blocks. Lucy pointed out the different colored blocks she had.

It was a gorgeous morning. The sun was shining so we got a lot of vitamin D! Looks like most of the week will be AWESOME outside weather .

For breakfast, children had toast with butter and cinnamon along with banana. Lunch consisted of whole grain noodles with kidney beans, apples, and green beans. PM snack was block cheese and raisins.

Have a terrific evening!

Among the many works that emerged today was alphabetizing letters. (FAB K.1.19- Learn and apply knowledge of alphabetical order (first letter) when using a classroom or school library/media center)

To support Jessica’s library book read alouds, we invited friends to make library cards to stamp with every book they read. The library cards sparked some interest, but the shape stampers definitely did.

Under the habitrail, friends investigated through movement the many ways their bodies could move on a straight/zigzag/squiggly line.

Have a great Monday! –Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Buttered whole wheat toast and pear slices. Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with beans, green beans and orange slices. Snack: Whole milk yogurt with fresh apples.